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Manitoba crop progress about a month behind schedule

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 5, June 7, 2022

Overview Widespread, heavy rains began last week, forcing a stop to all field activities until this weekend, with the exceptions of the Northwest and much of the Southwest region, which saw significant increases in seeded acreage. The following days were dry, windy and cool, warming up over the weekend when many farmers were able to

soil salinity

No washing away salinity risk

The same hydrology that made drought a salinity issue also causes problems the other way

Farmers thinking that this year’s rains might wash away the salinity problems they faced during last year’s drought need to think again. Marla Riekman, a soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says that while it might seem counterintuitive, as things dry out in wet years like this, salinity tends to get worse. “With salinity, we


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Canola exports slow to trickle

Wheat exports also well behind curve: CGC

MarketsFarm — Canadian canola exports have slowed to a trickle, as supplies dwindle with only two months left in the current marketing year. Only 900 tonnes of canola were exported out of the country during the week ended May 27, according to the latest data from the Canadian Grain Commission. That was down from the

Striped flea beetles gather on a canola plant.

Flea beetles meet the flood

Is there reason to be optimistic about flea beetles this year?

After a couple of dry years and significant losses due to flea beetle infestations, canola farmers are asking if the wet soils they’re planting into might be cause for optimism. The answer, it appears, is a resounding, “maybe.” Stress to canola is stress to canola, whether it comes from a wet spring or a year


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Canola values swing within sideways path

FUTURES | The spring seeding window continues to narrow for Manitoba farmers

The ICE Futures canola market saw some wide price swings during the last full week of May, holding within a sideways pattern overall as traders wait to get a clearer picture on new-crop production. After the drought-stricken 2021 crop, ample precipitation in the eastern Prairies this spring has done much to alleviate the moisture situation



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Looking beyond the crisis in #plant22

SEEDING | Teasing out what the future holds after a wet spring

While it’s too early to get a really clear picture of the effect that this spring’s delayed seeding will have on the 2022 crop, Manitoba’s crop experts have teased out a few signals of things to come. Why it matters: Manitoba’s seeding has been weeks behind schedule, thanks to string after string of rain and



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Dos and don’ts of broadcast canola

It's generally viewed as a last resort, but there are ways to increase the chances of success

It’s less than ideal, but in a spring like this one, some Manitoba farmers are looking at broadcast canola as their only option — other than not seeding at all. “In general, broadcast seeding is not recommended,” Anastasia Kubinec, then Manitoba Agriculture’s oilseed specialist, wrote in a 2010 article. “This includes seeding canola by aircraft….If

ICE July 2022 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and November 2022 canola (yellow line). (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways for now

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market may have seen some large price swings over the past few weeks, but remains relatively rangebound overall with values sitting just below their all-time highs. The upward momentum is slowing down, said David Derwin, a commodities investment advisor with PI Financial in Winnipeg. However, he added, it remains